It was interesting to see Smith suggest his New South Wales teammate Nic Maddinson as an option. Maddinson, who played three Tests in 2016, enjoyed a sparkling end to last season with Victoria when he made three centuries in successive matches. But like a few others, it was a poor start to the Sheffield Shield for him, with scores of 12, 8, 19 and 15. He was outworked by Scott Boland at the MCG; not the first or last to suffer that fate.